Articles that Ben has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, Autoweek Magazine, Wired Magazine, Autoblog, Gear Patrol, Jalopnik, The Verge, and many more. Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with well over a million monthly readers from around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
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1959 Devin Special – A 389 CID V8 Corvette Killer
Bill Devin is a man who should doubtless be far more famous than he is, he’s credited with being the first person to use…
NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket Lego Kit – Over 1 Meter High
The NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket Building Kit is over 1 meter high (3.2 feet or 39 inches) when fully assembled, impressively it has a…
Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 Wide-Body – 385 HP German GT
The Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 “Wide-Body” was developed by the German tuning house as an all-out muscular German GT car with almost 400 hp…
The Danner North Fork Rambler Boot – A Classic Outdoor Work Boot
The Danner North Fork Rambler Boot was developed in the style of classic hunting and outdoor work boots, but with the benefit of modern…
Ducati NCR 900 Racer – A Swedish-Built Italian Icon
The legendary NCR workshop played a significant role in the early competition life of Ducati, perhaps most famously they built the special 900cc race…
The True North Spin Coin – Made In California
Each True North Spin Coin is manually machined by hand from solid brass by members of the Lawson family, proprietors of the family-owned and…
An Original Rob North Triumph Trident Formula 750 Racer
The Triumph Trident and its BSA Rocket 3 sibling were, in a way, a last hurrah for the previously globally dominant British motorcycle industry. The…
Dr Yes – A Chevelle SS 396 Big Block Film (James Bond Parody)
This short marketing film is so abstract that I couldn’t pass up the chance to feature it here, it’s a James Bond parody of…
Forest Kevlar® Motorcycle Shirt by Crave – The Original
The team at Crave were the first in the world to develop regular-looking shirts that have a full Kevlar® lining and pockets for elbow,…
This Is The Only 1980 Mercury Cosworth Capri Prototype Ever Built
I’d never seen a 1980 Mercury Cosworth Capri before stumbling across this one, and that shouldn’t really be that surprising as only one of them…
We Went Fast – Helmet Christmas Tree Ornament + Bottler Opener
The We Went Fast Christmas tree ornament doubles up as a bottle opener to ensure that it’s the only piece of Christmas decoration that…
The Rare Italian/American Apollo 3500 GT
The Apollo 3500 GT is an American/Italian grand tourer that was intended to compete with the likes of Aston Martin, Jaguar, Ferrari, and Maserati….